Dallas-Fort Worth Real Estate Investor Club

Cost to clean up a seller's backyard?

  • 06 Mar 2016 9:45 PM
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    Message # 3864962
    Steven McPherson

    I'm a newbie looking to make an offer on my first potential wholesale deal.  I visited a seller this past weekend and the backyard was full of junk, including an old torn up hot tub, old rusted bikes and canoes, rusted appliances, etc.  It will obviously need to be cleaned up, so should I account for this in my estimate of repairs?  If so, does anybody know approximately what it would cost?  Thanks for the help.
  • 07 Mar 2016 3:18 AM
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    Reply # 3865325 on 3864962
    Deleted user

    Depending on a few factors (amount and type of junk, what city you are dealing with) you can estimate between $35-$55/CuYd. This includes dumpster and labor. USUALLY, the smaller the junk &/or city, the more expensive it will be to clean up. 

    There are cleanup services (eg JunkKing, JDog, TrashMan, etc). For really large jobs my students usually GC this part and save the $$$.

    Let me know what else I can do to help you grow your business. 

    Greg

    Greg Wilson

    The REI Mentor
  • 07 Mar 2016 1:46 PM
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    Robin Carriger (Administrator)

    Steven,

    Feel free to give me a call at 817-300-1132 if you have any questions about this or any other part of the Wholesaling process.  As a reminder, we don't just leave you hanging when you complete our Wholesale Real Estate Investing Class.  We're here to help all our students succeed as they work to get their first deal done.

    Thanks,

    Robin
  • 08 Mar 2016 1:34 PM
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    Reply # 3868950 on 3864962
    Steve Labus

    Stephen please feel free to reach out. I have a contractor that cleaned out a Fairmount property for me at a very acceptable price. The property had stuff piled high since 1920 :) 

    I can be reached at Steve@ElvisBuysHouses.com
  • 10 Mar 2016 1:24 PM
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    Deleted user

    It's nice to see that Robin has a program for Wholesalers like this where he continues to be active in their wholesaling support even after the class.  Great group to be a part of!!
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